Tag: Worsening Insecurity

“Bandits fed newborn twins to dogs” – Zamfara lawmaker

Aminu Imam
Zamfara lawmaker

A member of the 10th House of Representatives, Aminu Jaji, has lamented the worsening security situation in Zamfara State, saying things have degenerated to a point where babies in captivity were fed to dogs owned by the insurgents. Jaji, a member of the All Progressives Congress, also dismissed calls for the engagement of mercenaries to assist the military in the fight against insecurity. The lawmaker who represents Ƙaura-Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency, Zamfara State, stated this yesterday, while addressing newsmen at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. He also kicked against the…

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Worsening Insecurity: Anxiety in FCT, as multinationals, embassies plan relocating to Lagos – Source

Aminu Imam

Several multinational companies and embassies are contemplating relocating from Abuja to Lagos due to escalating incidents of kidnappings and growing insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), a concerned northerner, Hidima, has alleged Hidima, a Doctor of Philosophy, shared this information on his verified X account, yesterday. This comes amid a noticeable trend, with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently announcing its intention to transfer some of its departments from Abuja to Lagos State.   The decision, as stated by a CBN official, aims to decongest the apex banks head…

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“Kidnappings, killings now order of the day in our region” – S/East Govs. cry out

Aminu Imam

State Governors of South-East geo-political zone have expressed worry over the rising insecurity that has led to frequent kidnappings and killings in the region. The Governors who met in a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Enugu State on Sunday expressed worry that the insecurity has badly affected the economic activities in the region. Addressing newsmen at the end of the closed-door meeting, the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, David Umahi, who decried the state of insecurity in the region lamented Our economic activities have come to a…

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Katsina: “Terrorists now use our men as farm slaves, rape our wives, daughters”, Elders cry out

Aminu Imam

Elders of rural communities in Katsina State have lamented that men in their villages now work as slaves on farms that are owned by bandits, even as the hoodlums have developed a taste for constantly raping married women and teenage girls.  In a report by   the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service, the elders described the series of invasions and atrocities committed by the bandits as mind-boggling. The elders, under the aegis of the ‘Movement to Secure Katsina Citizens’, called on all ‘patriotic citizens’ to contribute to the efforts to tackle…

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“BHaram has seized parts of Kaduna, banned election campaign” Lawyer

Aminu Imam

Human rights lawyer and Senior Fellow of the Extremism Policy unit of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Bulama Bukarti, who has researched the Boko Haram insurgency for many years, has warned that in some parts of Kaduna, the insurgents have outlawed any electioneering or campaign activities in those areas.  According to Bukarti, who made this known in a published interview yesterday, all the three factions of Boko Haram today have cells in the North-West and North-Central regions.  He said: “Ansaru, the faction of Boko-Haram that is associated with Al-Qaeda,…

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Insecurity: Katsina Govt. to deploy 3,000 security personnel to tackle crimes in frontline LGAs

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 3,000 civilians are to be trained to augment security and tackle crimes in Katsina State. 500 personnel had already been trained by the Mobile Police unit of the Nigeria Police Force and had been deployed to frontline local government areas in the State, which have a history of frequent terrorist attacks. The State Governors Special Adviser on Security matters, Ahmad Katsina, who confirmed the development, said another batch of 600 personnel would be trained and deployed anytime from now. According to him, the arrangement is part of…

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Insecurity: Terroristsforce residents of 8 villages to flee in Kebbi

Aminu Imam

No fewer than eight villages in Augie local government area of Kebbi State have been deserted due to attacks by bandit-terrorists. According to reports, the villages are Zagi, Tungar-Rafi, Tungar-Tudu, Keke, Kwaido, Sabongarin Kwaido, Tungar-Chichira and Tattazai. Residents of the villages were said to have moved out in droves after bandits attacked Zagi on Wednesday night. The attack was said to have left three people dead, many injured and 15 others abducted. The Village Head of Zagi, Muhammadu Lawwali-Sule, said the bandits stormed the village at about midnight. According to…

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Insecurity: Bandits kill 16, abduct several others in Taraba communities

Aminu Imam

No fewer than sixteen persons in different communities of Taraba State have been killed by gunmen. According to reports, the bandits stormed the communities in their numbers at the weekend and whisked away several persons. The communities invaded by the attackers are Gidado and Garinkuka villages in Gunduma district, of Mutum-Biyu chiefdom, in Gassol local government area. A staff of the local government council, who gave his name as Abdullahi Chul, said the attackers who invaded the communities in their numbers, accessed the villages with motorbikes. Chul said the attackers,…

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Worsening Insecurity: El-Rufa’i writes Buhari, says terrorists creating parallel govt. in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai, has said terrorists are consolidating their grip on communities in the state with a parallel government and permanent operational base. The Governor, who reportedly disclosed this in a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, warned the president of the terrorists consolidation. The report said terrorists belonging to Ansaru ‘al-Musulmina fi Bilad al-Sudan‘, or Ansaru in local parlance, are believed to have moved to Birnin-Gwari in the State in 2012, when they broke away from Boko Haram. According to sources, the terrorists that formed Ansaru were…

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Escalating Insecurity:”Set up security outfit in Kaduna”, SOKAPU tells el-Rufa’i

Aminu Imam

Against the backdrop of the insecurity bedevilling the country, the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has urged the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i to set up a security outfit like the governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom did. According to an issued statement signed by SOKAPU’s acting president, Awemi Dio Maisamari, We also believe that if governor el-Rufa’i and others should welcome and implement the Volunteers Guards initiative of Governor Ortom, the thousands of captives in the dens of kidnappers would be rescued and the culprits brought to…

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